Four people injured in head on crash between bus and van

Three people were taken to hospital following a collision between a bus and a van in Cane End.

Four people were injured when a bus and van collided head on.

Five fire appliances were sent to the accident on the A4074 between Chazey Heath and Cane End, South Oxfordshire, at 8.55pm yesterday.

A crew from Dee Road had to cut the bus driver out of his cab and he was taken to hospital with suspected pelvic injuries.

One passenger was taken off the Thames Travel bus on a spinal board but the other 14 people walked off, although two of them required medical attention.

Two of those injured were taken to hospital.

The driver of the van, which was an NHS blood donor vehicle, was also injured and needed to go to hospital.

Police and ambulance were first on the scene and were joined by fire engines from Dee Road and Wokingham Road, Reading and from Goring, Henley-on-Thames and Didcot.

Incident commander Station Manager (SM) Marcus Reay from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue said: "The crews worked tirelessly during the incident liaising very closely with our colleagues from Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, South Central Ambulance and also Thames Valley Police,

"This incident, due to its demanding nature, required a joint approach by the emergency services and this was centred around the needs of those injured."

SM Reay said Oxfordshire fire service had been called out to five incidents on the roads yesterday and urged drivers to take extra care in bad weather conditions.

He said: "There are a lot of leaves on the roads that have blown down in the past few days and the extra rain is causing flooding to roads in areas which drivers might not expect."

NHS Blood and Transplant spokesperson Mike Thompson said: "I can confirm that one of our vehicles was involved in a road accident that occurred yesterday evening due to bad weather and slippery road conditions.

"Our driver was taken to hospital with minor bruises and was fully fit today to return to work.

"We understand that other people were injured during the collision and we sincerely hope that they have a speedy recovery."

Dee Road fire crew also had to rescue an articulated lorry which had become stuck on the A4074 trying to turn around to avoid the accident. They were on the scene until about midnight.